5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Brookfield Infrastructure
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, infrastructure asset operator Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYS: BIP) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Brookfield Infrastructure's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Brookfield Infrastructure facts
Headquarters (founded) | Hamilton, Bermuda (2007) |
Market Cap | $6.1 billion |
Industry | Electric utilities |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.7 billion |
Management | CEO Samuel Pollock |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 6.2% |
Cash/Debt | $144.0 million / $5.3 billion |
Dividend Yield | 4.5% |
Competitors | 3i Infrastructure |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 99% of the 1,096 members who have rated Brookfield Infrastructure believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, Herbstmd, tapped Brookfield Infrastructure as particularly stable income opportunity: "A solid dividend from a stable company is ideal in a rocky economy. Not much chance of a blow out gain in the stock price of the company in the near future, but the dividend is a lovely thing."
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